| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Wednesday, December 10, 1986: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 47 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Southend United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 23 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Orient | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 20 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 19 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 19 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 18 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 14 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -24 | 9 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |